Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
mockery — noun /ˈmɒkəɹi,ˈmɑkəɹi/ a) The action of mocking; ridicule, derision. The defendant wasnt allowed to speak at his own trial it was a mockery of justice. b) Something so lacking in necessary qualities as to inspire ridicule; a laughing stock … Wiktionary
ridicule — Synonyms and related words: airs, arrogance, badinage, banter, barrack, be above, be contemptuous of, be disrespectful, be merry with, be overfamiliar with, brashness, brassiness, brazenfacedness, brazenness, burlesque, care nothing for,… … Moby Thesaurus
Mockery — Mock er*y, n.; pl. {Mockeries}. [F. moquerie.] 1. The act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to contempt, by mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of earnestness; a counterfeit appearance. [1913 Webster] It is, as the air,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ridicule — vb Ridicule, deride, mock, taunt, twit, rally are comparable when they mean to make a person or thing the object of laughter. Ridicule implies deliberate and often malicious belittling of the person or thing ridiculed {the old State religion… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
mockery — [mäk′ər ē] n. pl. mockeries [ME moquerye < OFr moquerie] 1. a mocking (in various senses) 2. a person or thing receiving or deserving ridicule 3. a false, derisive, or impertinent imitation; travesty; burlesque 4. vain or disappointing effort; … English World dictionary
ridicule — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Derision Nouns 1. ridicule, derision, scoffing, mockery, quiz, banter, irony, persiflage, raillery, chaff, badinage. See contempt. 2. parody, burlesque, travesty, farce, caricature, camp; buffoonery,… … English dictionary for students
mockery — /mok euh ree/, n., pl. mockeries. 1. ridicule, contempt, or derision. 2. a derisive, imitative action or speech. 3. a subject or occasion of derision. 4. an imitation, esp. of a ridiculous or unsatisfactory kind. 5. a mocking pretense; travesty:… … Universalium
mockery — mock•er•y [[t]ˈmɒk ə ri[/t]] n. pl. er•ies 1) ridicule; derision 2) a derisive, imitative action or speech 3) a subject or occasion of derision 4) a mocking pretense or imitation; travesty: a mockery of justice[/ex] 5) something absurdly or… … From formal English to slang
mocking — mock·ing || mÉ‘kɪŋ /mÉ’kɪŋ adj. jeering; derisive, ridiculous; contemptuous; contemptible; quizzical mÉ‘k /mÉ’k n. scorn, ridicule, mockery v. jeer; mimic; imitate; scorn; ridicule adj. imitation, false, fake … English contemporary dictionary
mockery — /ˈmɒkəri / (say mokuhree) noun (plural mockeries) 1. ridicule or derision. 2. a derisive action or speech. 3. a subject or occasion of derision. 4. an imitation, especially of a ridiculous or unsatisfactory kind. 5. a mere travesty, or mocking… …
satire — /sat uyeur/, n. 1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. 2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule. 3 … Universalium
